Tredegar (NYSE:TG – Get Free Report) is one of 1,988 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Tredegar to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Tredegar and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tredegar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Tredegar Competitors | 6310 | 22378 | 31992 | 1762 | 2.47 |
As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 15.03%. Given Tredegar’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tredegar has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Volatility and Risk
Insider and Institutional Ownership
79.2% of Tredegar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Tredegar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Tredegar and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tredegar | 4.26% | 14.52% | 8.07% |
| Tredegar Competitors | -1,158,604,987,491,368,400.00% | -14.32% | -2.05% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Tredegar and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tredegar | $722.86 million | $33.48 million | 8.12 |
| Tredegar Competitors | $5.05 billion | $268.47 million | -25.05 |
Tredegar’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Tredegar. Tredegar is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Tredegar peers beat Tredegar on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
Tredegar Company Profile
Tredegar Corporation manufactures and sells aluminum extrusions, polyethylene (PE) films, and plastic and polyester films in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Aluminum Extrusions, PE Films, and Flexible Packaging Films. The Aluminum Extrusions segment produces soft and medium strength alloyed aluminum extrusions, custom fabricated and finished aluminum extrusions for the building and construction, automotive and transportation, consumer durables, machinery and equipment, electrical and renewable energy, and distribution markets; and manufactures mill, anodized, and painted and alloyed aluminum extrusions to fabricators and distributors. The PE Films segment offers single- and multi-layer surface protection films for protecting components of flat panel and flexible displays that are used in televisions, monitors, notebooks, smart phones, tablets, e-readers, and digital signage under the UltraMask, ForceField, ForceField PEARL, Pearl A, and Obsidian brands. This segment provides polyethylene overwrap for bathroom tissue and paper towels, as well as polyethylene overwrap films and films for other markets. The Flexible Packaging Films segment offers polyester-based films for food packaging and industrial applications under the Ecophane and Sealphane brands. Tredegar Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
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